ARTbop: counting down to Christmas
On the first day of Christmas… ARTbop contributors have done some wonderful things in their…
Browsing: Creative Tauranga
Creative Bay of Plenty: from the ashes
Phoenix-like, the primary arts administration organisation for Tauranga and the Western Bay of Plenty districts…
Poetry, performance and more!
NATIONAL POETRY DAY IN TAURANGA FRIDAY 26TH AUGUST 2016 SPOKEN WORD POETRY 11am – 1pm…
Graham Swift’s Mothering Sunday: a Hobson’s Choice
There seems to be a trend going on at the moment for shorter novels. Perhaps…
Tutarawananga: the new Greerton Library
Six hundred years ago your correspondent was not in Te Puna, but maybe she should…
ARTbop Reader Competitions: wann’a win??
ARTbop has started its monthly Reader Competition programme. And, like ARTbop the prizes will be…
Hobson’s thrilling escape!
The Tauranga festival that promoted itself as “the little festival with big ideas” certainly lived…
Another Hobson’s Choice: Grief is a Thing with Feathers, Max Porter
One of the problems about being a book reviewer is whether or not to read…
escaping to tea with Nicky Pellegrino
Long-time ARTbop stalwart Diane Hume-Green took tea with Nicky Pellegrino who conversed with escape! Director…
Tauranga: festival hub! Part I escape!
You may never have considered travelling to Tauranga for “cultural events” or if you’ve just…